Dolman Mantle Dominates Fashion in New York Styles
The article surveys the shift to dolman mantles replacing three quarter jackets with long, drooping sleeves and ornate trimming. It notes imported gowns show large patterns, rich fabrics like ostrich plumes and brocades, and a wide silk and wool selection for spring outfits, including evening gowns and day wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulster
Godet
India
Faille Francaise 4
Sarah Serge
Eudora
Faille
Mate Leroy
Elkins and Carter Two Ex-Chairmen Enter Senate
The article profiles Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia and Thomas H. Carter of Montana, both former Republican national committee chairmen now serving as United States senators. It notes Elkins’s origins from Ohio to Missouri to New Mexico, his war service, wealth from real estate and railroads, and his stature. Carter’s rise from Scioto county Ohio to Montana politics, roles as attorney general, delegate to Congress, land office commissioner, and Senate seat, with ties to Blaine. It also mentions Augustus J. Ricks, a Cleveland judge, and summarizes labor decisions linked to his 1898 Ann Arbor railway cases and Taft’s concurrence.
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Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
United States
Ohio
Missouri
New Mexico
Hikins
Perry County
Missouri University
Columbia
Stephen 8. Elkins
Thomas H. Carter
Ewing
Independence
Congress
Republican National Committees
James G. Blaine
Republican National Committee
Thomas IT. Carter
Montana
Scioto County
Illinois
Helena
Mon
Lsfe
Russell Harrison
Harrison
General Land Office
Lee Mantle
A. J. Ricks
Ders
Ann Arbor
Toledo
Railway
Ricks
United States Circuit
William H. Taft
Martha Finley’s Inspiration and Life Highlights
Martha Finley born April 6 1828 in Chillicothe Ohio became known for Elsie and Mildred juvenile books. She wrote Sunday school works under the pen name Martha Parquharson and taught school in Philadelphia Bedford and Phoenixville before the Civil War as health declined.
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Martha Finley
Lilgia
Mildred
Chillicothe
James B. Finley
Samuel Finley
Virginia
Farquharson
Martha Parquharson
Miss Finley
The Judge and the Business Man Impeachment Claim
Samuel J. Ritchie of Akron Ohio declares Judge A J Ricks has improperly used his office and asks Congress to impeach him. Ritchie, a Republican with wealth from a sewer pipe business, alleges Ricks aided corrupt interests and robbed him of about $6000.
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Samuel J. Ritchie
Akron
A. J. Ricks
United States District Court
Congress
Ohio
Hoe
United States
Canada
Ricks
Ritchie
Gallant Custers Widow Becomes Author to Guard His Legacies
Elizabeth B. Custer widow of General George A. Custer recounts his true character beyond sensational fiction. She describes their courtship in Monroe Michigan, his rapid rise to brigadier general, and their peril filled frontier years. She wrote Boots and Saddles and two later books and now lectures to women and schools.
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Elzabeth B. Custer
George A. Custer
Little Big Horn
Ish
Custer
Monroe
Mich
Daniel 8. Bacon
Hygienic cooking added to Harvard science studies
Lawrence Scientific school faculty at Harvard University adds hygienic cooking to its studies. In spring students will study soups roasts and cooking utensils with instruction arranged at the Boston Cooking School. Also proposes a telephone link between England and Holland debated by London and Dutch chambers of commerce.
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Lawrence Scientific School
Harvard University
Boston Cooking School
England
Holland
London Chamber of Commerce
Netherland
The Costly Cuckoo Eggs Sold By Dealers
The Bahama cuckoo eggs are valued at 100 dollars per set by local birds’ egg dealers.
Christian Science Leader Mary Baker Eddy Honored by Boston Church
The article notes Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, and the dedication of a $250,000 church in Boston funded by followers. It details Eddy's background, including her New Hampshire farm, Nashua ties, multiple marriages, and the church’s features such as a 126 foot tower, bronze fittings, and a 500 seating capacity.
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Mary Baker Nddy
Christian Science
Concord
N. H
Wives Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mary Baker Eddy
Dkey
Massachusetts Metaphysical College
United States
Mark Baker
Abigail Barnard Ambrose
Bow
Bakers
America
Mrs. Eddy
William Wallace
Joan of Arc
George Washington Glover
Charleston
Eddy
Salem
Mass
Mddy
Ish
Monbey
Jaddy
Asa Gilbert Keddy
Christian Sciences Sunday School
The New French President Velix Maure
The piece notes France elected Francois Felix Faure as president, a self made businessman and shipowner from Havre. It highlights his moderate style appealing to monarchists and his free trader stance, plus brief bio including birth in Paris, shipping career, and public service. It mentions his Franco Prussian War service and later government posts.
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M. Francois Velix Maure
French Republic
Faure
France
Wildeck- Rousseau
M. Brisson
America
Taure
United States
Francois Felix Faure
Paris
Havre
Francois Felix Patio
Chamber of Commerce
M. Faure
Tie
Legion of Honor
Ustt
Chamber of Deputies
Gambetta
Dupuy
Lucie
Papal
Tobacco's Spread Among African Tribes Commented On
Stanley notes tobacco fully adopted by African tribes unused to Whites. He claims universal use of the weed on the dark continent.
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Stanley
London Surpasses In Area May Be Larger Than Trio
New York Paris and Berlin together could not equal London in total area by about 423 square miles, highlighting London’s relative size compared with these global hubs.
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New York
Paris
Berlin
London
Electric cranes modernize great iron works with tramway supported arches
The New York Ledger notes heavy iron poles built in trestlework form carry tramways for immense cranes moving mill products. Lines from various mills meet at a storage point, making shipment quicker. In Herculaneum a frying pan etched Cecilia on its handle was among curiosities recovered.
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Great Iron Works
New York Ledger
Herculaneum
Cecilia
Coke King Frick to Retire from Daily Management
Henry Clay Frick, longtime Carnegie Steel chairman and coke industry magnate born in West Overton Pennsylvania in 1840, plans rest and policy focus while remaining in supreme authority. His rise saw Frick control vast coal lands and ovens, confront strikes, survive the Homestead attack, and amass a fortune amid industrial growth and labor turmoil.
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Henry Clay Frick
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Company
Mr. Frick
West Overton
Frick
Frick & Co
Young Frick
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Bros. & Co., Limited
Carnegie Steel E Company
Alexander Bergmann
Bergman
Pickaninny Portraits And Games In A Southern Column
A historical column portrays a biased, mock benevolent view of Black children, describing them as joyful, well fed, and sunlit in the South, with stereotypes about warmth, food, and musicality. It also notes a rapid nine-handed game where players snatch hands, labeled from a New York Advertiser item.
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United States
Virginia
Heaven
New York Advertiser
Why She Did Not Laugh at a Children's Party
A 38 year old recounts a simple moral about empathy from a London Bits anecdote. At a children's party a girl fell from a chair and the other girls laughed but she did not. She explains she did not laugh because she herself had fallen once.
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London
Dare to Do Right Boy Poem and Echoes of Kindling
A collage of verses and prose excerpts includes a boyhood exhortation to courage integrity and duty by Frances Mallette Hawley urging youths to stand for right and honor. Also quoted are reminiscences from Detroit Tribune on past friendships and a note about Speusippus library later sold by his widow and hidden by Aristotle for 3000.
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Frances Mallette Hawley
Speusippus
Aristotle
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NEW York Fashions
American Press Association
Dolman Mantle
Elsie Dinsmore
Oliver Twist
Misse
Miss Winley
Elkton, Md
Elkins and Carter
Republican Committee
Augustus J. Ricks
Cleveland
J. Ritcite
Fayetta
Ricks and Ritchie
Gallant Custer
Harvard
Bho
Africa
Monster London
Coke King
WC. Frick
Australia
Melbourne
Happy Brittle Darky
Fanny South
Pall Mall
Boy
Anastasia
Hiram
Detroit Tribune
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